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Letter: Proud of our community and all the people who care
Thank you for publishing Steve Card's report on the first winter season of our new homeless shelter. It has been a long time coming — I am lucky to have lived in Newport for most all of that time and worked in a variety of ways with the less fortunate of our community since we moved here in 1978. Helping the homeless with food and shelter has been the goal of many caring people all that time, and with this wonderful shelter, a big part...
Tired driver crashes into Lincoln City business, SUV
LINCOLN CITY Ore. (KPTV) - A driver who fell asleep at the wheel crashed into a car and slid into a building on Wednesday morning. At almost 7 a.m., Lincoln City officers were called out to a crash at 3026 Northeast Highway 101. Police said Marvin Noe Tojin Lopez, 24,...
New park will be named Schooner Creek Discovery Park
Lincoln City’s newest park will be called Schooner Creek Discovery Park. The name was selected following a presentation by the Lincoln City Parks Advisory Board chair before the Lincoln City City Council and follows a community naming process that saw 190 suggestions submitted. “This reflects the excitement and the interest our community has in this new park,” Lincoln City Parks and Recreation Board Advisory Chair Jane Mulholland said during her...
George Fox University, A-dec take initial steps toward constructing child development center
Recognizing the dearth of child care options for its employees and the community in general, a pair of high-profile Newberg institutions have taken steps to do something about it, with help from the county government. George Fox University and A-dec dental equipment company have begun making plans to construct a multi-million-dollar child development center in the next few years in Newberg. The effort got a boost from Yamhill County in early April when the Board of Commissioners approved $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds,...
April 16 sheriff's office outstanding warrants
Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The Sheriff’s Office Crime Information tip line is 800-577-1707. Newberg police can be reached at 503538-8321, and Yamhill County detectives can be reached at 503-434-7508. Feb. 8. April 19 - Penny Dulaff-Schroeder, 50, is wanted for failure to appear (FTA) for contempt of court. ...
Homes in Marion and Polk counties recently sold for lower prices: See how much
Newly released data from Realtor.com for January shows potential buyers and sellers in Marion and Polk counties saw houses sell for lower prices than the previous month's median sale price. In Marion County, the median home sales price was $392,500, compared to $407,500 in December, an analysis of data from...
Cannabis expert hoping to pack the joint
Cannabis use for medicinal purposes has been going on since long before its recent Oregon legalization for recreational use, but there is still a lot that is not understood about its applications for groups like seniors, veterans and disabled Oregonians. Compassionate Oregon, a non-profit formed to increase education about and...
County Commissioner candidates share top concerns, plans
The Polk County Association of Realtors held a question-and-answer session April 11 between the candidates for the Commissioner Seat 1 Race between incumbent Lyle Mordhorst and challenger, and current Monmouth City Council member Roxanne Beltz. The event, held at the Polk County Fairgrounds, was sponsored by the Dallas and Monmouth-Independence Chambers of Commerce.
Food pantry sees surge of demand
Lincoln City Food Pantry Manger Tilly Miller said the harsh winter storms sent more single adults and families to the facility. “We usually average about 1,000 per month, but in January, we saw about 1,400 and about 1,300 in February,” she said. “We’re seeing more people who have never used the food pantry before because they are just having a hard time.” Miller said a reduction in food stamp allotments...
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